Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 202 Hold Tight

“Ethan,” I said as I walked into his tent.

He was sitting on his makeshift desk, looking at the reports and making marks on a map. It had been a few days since we’d talked about anything substantial,

*Rosalie? Is everything okay?” he asked, hopping up with a worried look on his face.

.

“I’m okay, but I have some news and I figured you should know.”

He put aside what he was doing, paused for a moment, and asked tentatively, “You’ve got news from Soren?”

It was as if he could read my mind. I sighed, “Yes and no, that’s why I wanted to talk to you. My scouts caught up with him, and we confirmed that it was Damian causing chaos in Kal’s ranks.”

He smiled and commented, “That’s good news. His plan worked. Brilliant!”

I was a bit surprised. It wasn’t often to hear Ethan admit someone else had come up with a brilliant plan. It was nice to hear him pay Soren a compliment.

I nodded, “However, we lost contact with Soren afterward.”

His smile faded and was replaced with a frown.

“The scout couldn’t get in touch with him and I’m really worried…”

Deep down, I knew that there wasn’t anything Ethan could do about it either, but I just thought I’d feel better sharing it with him.

Ethan guided me to sit down on his cot and crouched down with one knee kneeled in front of me, his voice was deep and soothing. “I’m worried about him too, but let’s have faith in him. I used to underestimate Soren, but he had proven me wrong. I believe he’s got everything planned out and he is capable of protecting himself.”

I nodded, but I was still unsettled.

Ethan tentatively reached out to hold my hand. Seeing that I didn’t pull it away, he patted it gently and added, “Besides, no news is good news.”

I looked into his eyes, and I could tell he said all that not because he was heartless, but because he truly believed in Soren.

There was tenderness in his once-icy eyes, and I found myself lost in that pair of intense blue orbs.

Ethan had changed.

So had many of us.

his gaze, I looked away. To cover my nervousness, I said, “You’re right. I’m

so let’s not disappoint him. Now that Kal has retreated, there isn’t a better time for us to chase him down and end

“Ethan, as for strategy and implementation, what we’ve done has been working well. Do

the troops.” Ethan shook his head, a serious expression on his handsome

arched. Here I was thinking he was good at paying compliments and he had just denied my progress. I stared

A crooked

eyes to the floor, feeling the blood rush to my face, I wanted to smack

was laughing at his own joke, and I

hearing him laugh. It

I continued, “Do you think that’s

nod “I think it’s a fabulous plan. I can’t wait for this war to

the same way.” I

to what the Seer, Gayla, had told me when she had come to meet with me, looking for Ethan, and told me that so many citizens had been forced to take part in the fighting. It wasn’t fair to them. We needed to do everything we could to return everything to normal for everyone who lived in this

said, staring at me in a way that made my skin heat up, please allow me

stop teasing me,” I requested, my face

laugh, then led

I took what Damian was doing as the basis for our plan, and Ethan expanded upon it. He took the idea and ran with it, and within a

put our plans into place. Ethan chose the teams and explained his strategy to them while I stood beside him and got our troops rallied up so that

no idea we were there since we used the scent hiding tricks Soren had brought to our forces, and by the time we

even have

the middle of the night when they were sleeping

into the trees, sometimes in prefabricated hiding spots, if King Kal was even strong enough to come after us at all. Sometimes he did; other times, he stayed back, licking

always inflicted more casualties than we suffered, and if someone was injured,

still outnumbered. Would our limited troops be able to sustain such a long journey to Mirage, even though we

walked

thinking we might be

large group of wolves approached

My heart sank

Ethan asked, “Kal’s reinforcements?”

quite the opposite. Those are the nearby packs that volunteered to be our allies! After we sent word that we are the White Queen’s army, their Alphas sent messengers

a pleasantly surprised

the packs along the way allowed

make our final goal so much easier

behind. I finally felt like there was hope in our immediate future that this war would be over soon, and that our baby could finally live the peaceful life he, and all children, deserved. “Want some more good news?” Ethan asked, after everyone was out of sight. “Of course! Good news is always welcome.” I smiled. “I think my strength is starting to stabilize.” I couldn’t hide my excitement. “Really? That’s wonderful!” It was a great day with all good news. Ethan and I couldn’t help but smile at one another, then I heard

in her arms and I hopped up

at me with apologetic eyes. “I’m afraid he’s not feeling

Rowan said, reaching for

to feed him. He was a little warm.